Hurricane Sandy Cases

  1. August 24, 2015

    Sanctions Threatened Over Delays In Sandy Insurance Suits

    A New York federal judge has had enough of the foot-dragging in 25 Federal Emergency Management Agency "write your own" insurance policy suits stemming from flood damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, threatening sanctions for settlement delays in an order Friday.

  2. May 20, 2015

    Travelers Unit Admits Insurer Violated Sandy Disclosure Order

    Travelers Indemnity Co. unit Standard Fire Insurance Co. conceded Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court that it violated Hurricane Sandy coverage litigation orders by failing to divulge what plaintiffs call troubling documents suggesting engineering company reports used to determine policy payouts were altered after on-site inspections.

  3. March 03, 2015

    FEMA, Insurers Settle Wave Of Sandy Homeowner Claims

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency and insurance companies that participated in the agency's "Write Your Own" program have settled the first wave of cases alleging the insurers wrongly slashed homeowners' Hurricane Sandy payouts, according to a filing Monday, the same day senators called for hearings into the handling of Sandy claims.

  4. February 25, 2015

    DOJ Says Plaintiffs' Atty Revealed Draft Docs In Sandy Suits

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday asked a New York federal court to strike a letter from plaintiffs' counsel outlining certain confidentiality provisions contained in draft settlement negotiations between Hurricane Sandy victims and insurance companies, saying that the letter revealed information from private discussions.

  5. February 17, 2015

    FEMA Signals Possible Deals Over Altered Sandy Reports

    A panel of magistrate judges on Tuesday scuttled a hearing over allegations that insurers used secretly altered engineering reports to cheat Superstorm Sandy victims, after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was pushing for settlements in all affected cases.

  6. December 08, 2014

    Discovery Order For Insurer, FEMA Stands In Sandy Suits

    A panel of magistrate judges on Monday denied attempts by hundreds of insurers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pare back an order requiring defendants in all cases in multidistrict litigation over Hurricane Sandy to turn over claims-related documents, ruling the order essentially restated existing obligations.

  7. December 02, 2014

    Exasperated Sandy Judges Order Streamlined Mediations

    A panel of magistrate judges overseeing the mediation process for hundreds of insurance claims arising from Hurricane Sandy ordered new procedures on Tuesday to streamline the process and scolded counsel for both the plaintiffs and the insurance companies for unreasonably delaying mediations.

  8. November 24, 2014

    FEMA, Insurers Want Discovery Order Trimmed In Sandy Suits

    A bevy of insurers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have taken issue with an order directing the defendants in all cases in multidistrict litigation over Hurricane Sandy claims to provide copies of drafts, written communications and other claims-related material, calling the order overly burdensome and unfair.

  9. October 15, 2014

    Sandy Attys Blasted For Using Same Mediators Over And Over

    A New York federal judge overseeing Superstorm Sandy litigation expressed frustration on Wednesday with the parties' failure to retain a mediator in four cases, puzzling over why they have repeatedly turned to one small group of mediators when there are hundreds of Sandy-related cases pending.

  10. September 17, 2014

    Policyholders Say Defense Is Delaying Sandy Mediation

    A firm representing policyholders in Superstorm Sandy insurance litigation in New York federal court on Monday blasted attempts by the insurers' counsel to cease mediations to conduct more site inspections, saying the attempts amount to "erecting another road block" for the plaintiffs at taxpayers' expense.